Midland’s first solo EP on Phonica Records is rather in line with the mercurially unclassifiable, dubstep-informed sound of his fellow community of Leeds producers.
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BBH: Extortion ft. Dihan Brooks, How Do You See Me Now?
The short-lived duo of Jason Load and Pavel DeJesus, aka Extortion, may not have made any big waves in the global waters of dance music but one of their singles was fortunate enough to feature the remix talents of one Joey Negro.
Peter Van Hoesen, Irrational X
Peter Van Hoesen’s latest arrives on Exercise One’s Exone label with a track that hearkens back to his slightly more assertive pre-2010 material.
Joe, Claptrap/Level Crossing
Joe. With such a short and sweet name one might expect his music to be similarly simple, but these presumptions are turned upside down by his tunes.
Jitterbug, Beaten Trax EP
After a year in the wilderness I often wondered when Jitterbug might reappear with more sultry and sticky house; fortunately his second release for Uzuri feels neither constrained nor rushed.
Nuel, Aquaplano ltd 01
On the first Aquaplano release without label co-owner Donato Dozzy as a collaborator, Italian producer Nuel delivers five tracks that ably complement the pair’s creations.
James Blake, CMYK EP
Drawing a line from the multi-textured sounds of the Detroit masters who orbited R&S Records during the 90’s and his own eccentric pop sensibility, James Blake maintains his focus across the CMYK EP‘s four varied tracks.
Melchior & Pronsato, Puerto Rican Girls
Throughout Puerto Rican Girls it’s evident Pronsato and Melchior have musical chemistry, yet at times their sonic revelry comes across as hubris and a lack of editing.
Sepalcure, Love Pressure
That Brooklyn duo Sepalcure could turn out such relevant and future-forward music on Love Pressure, their first time out, bodes very well.
Ron Deacon, Secret Garden EP
The Secret Garden EP, Deacon’s debut solo outing, offers rich, atmospheric house music laced with a subtle, honeyed vocal that hits deep on first listening.
Claro Intelecto, New Life
Out of his comfort zone but totally unfazed by his surroundingsNew Life marks a new beginning for Claro Intelecto.
Pearson Sound, Down With You/Higher
David Kennedy’s first Pearson Sound transmission of 2010, the inaugural release for Darkestral Galaxicos, could potentially be the work of a different artist, containing two of his fastest, most rigid tracks to date.
BBH: Newworldaquarium, Heavy Metal
When I stumbled upon Newworldaquarium’s Heavy Metal EP, released on Peacefrog in 2003, I snatched it without hesitation, something one should always do when confronted with Jochem Peteri’s records.
Hector, A.G.E. EP
Both in execution and style, the three tracks of Hector’s A.G.E. EP most resemble the percussive build and release at the heart of so many 2000 And One tracks and their quality is similarly uneven.
Andy Stott, Tell Me Anything/Love Nothing
Andy Stott’s latest release gets fathoms deep in the feeling with two horizontal pieces of house for slate grey days and heavy-hearted catharsis.
Marcel Fengler, Thwack
Bigger, punchier, and more self-assured than Marcel Fengler’s previous string of 12″s for Ostgut Ton, the Thwack EP doesn’t just sound like the work of a hungry young producer; he sounds like he’d eat the whole party sub at the coming-out soiree we critics finally owe him.
SECT, Man Of Wisdom EP
SECT’s Man of Wisdom EP is three tracker of mid tempo house cuts on the deeper end of the spectrum, but still packs some serious heat for the feet.
DJ Sprinkles vs K-S.H.E., A Short Introduction To The House Sounds Of Terre Thaemlitz
Culled from her 2006 Routes Not Roots album as Kami-Sakunobe House Explosion K-S.H.E (“B2B”) and the digital-only A Silence Broken compilation (“Hush Now”), this release hosts two of Terre Thaemlitz’s most potent and timely dance floor tracks on vinyl for the first time.